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Prostate Cancer

Volume 447: debated on Friday 16 June 2006

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2006, Official Report, column 455W, on prostate cancer, what percentage of males over the age of 85 years in Northern Ireland are estimated to have prostate cancer. (78119)

The following table details information on the prevalence1 of prostate cancer (ICD-10 C61) by age band in Northern Ireland since 1993.

Prevalence of prostate cancer by age in Northern Ireland 2003

Age

Prevalence of prostate cancer1

Male population2

Percentage of population living with prostate cancer

59 and under

345

699,777

0.05

60 to 64

400

39,360

1.02

65 to 69

639

32,407

1.97

70 to 74

676

26,067

2.59

75 to 79

484

19,552

2.48

80 to 84

291

12,465

2.33

85 and over

124

6,863

1.81

All ages

2,959

836,491

0.35

1 Prevalence has been estimated by counting the number of patients diagnosed between 1 January 1993 and 31 December 2003 with prostate cancer, who were still alive on 31 December 2003. This may represent an undercount of the actual number of people living with prostate cancer as those diagnosed prior to 1993 and still alive at the end of 2003 are not included. 2 2004 mid-year population estimate, NISRA.

This information has been provided by the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry and is the most up to date currently available.